Secretary-General’s Travel, Brazil, Sudan & other topics – Daily Press Briefing (9 January 2023)

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Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Highlights:

– Secretary-General’s Travel

– Brazil

– Sudan

– South Sudan

– Syria

– Syria / Humanitarian

– Ukraine

– Mali / Côte d’Ivoire

– Burundi

– Ozone Layer

SECRETARY-GENERAL’S TRAVEL

Good afternoon. The Secretary-General is right now on his way to New York, where he’ll land later this evening. This morning he co-hosted the International Conference on Climate-Resilient Pakistan, along with the Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif.  

In his remarks during the opening session, the Secretary-General called on the international community to match the heroic response of the people of Pakistan with its own efforts and massive investments to strengthen their communities for the future. 

During a press encounter with the Prime Minister, the Secretary-General said that support for Pakistan should happen in three fundamental ways – with massive investments to rebuild homes and infrastructure, to jump-start jobs and agriculture and to ensure access to technology and knowledge to withstand future disasters.  

He also renewed his call for climate action and a reform of the global financial system.  

The Conference in fact just wrapped up a few minutes ago and we will be sharing by email the co-chairs’ summary with more details on pledges made today. During the conference, delegations recalled their assistance to the immediate relief efforts and affirmed their support to the people of Pakistan for a resilient recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction. Delegations expressed their solidarity and announced commitments of financial support to the realization of the objectives and priority areas outlined in the 4RF, as well as the ongoing humanitarian efforts. Taken as a whole, these commitments totalled more than $9 billion from both bilateral and multilateral partners and for the first time in a multilateral setting, developing countries pledged more than half of the amount needed to support Pakistan’s Resilient Recovery, Rehabilitation, and Recons­truction Framework (4RF). Further announcements for in-kind support were made by a number of delegations.

BRAZIL

During his press encounter today in Geneva, the Secretary-General said he was shocked by what he saw in the country but emphasized that he trusts Brazil and the Brazilian institutions.

The Secretary-General said that he is absolutely convinced that Brazil will deal with this situation with adequate accountability, and that the democratic functioning of Brazil will move on. He added that he is totally confident that Brazil will be at the level necessary to deal with this crisis.

And as you have seen, yesterday evening, in a tweet, he also condemned the assault on Brazil’s democratic institutions, stressing that the will of the Brazilian people and the country’s institutions must be respected.

In a statement, the UN team on the ground also condemned any attack of this nature and called on authorities to prioritize restoring order and upholding democracy and the rule of law.

SUDAN

The Secretary-General welcomes the launch of the final phase in the political process towards restoring a civilian-led transition in Sudan. This step builds on the progress achieved on the signing of the Political Framework Agreement on 5 December 2022, and marks an important step forward towards realizing the aspirations of the Sudanese people for democracy, peace and sustainable development.

The United Nations, through the Trilateral Mechanism comprised of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS), the African Union (AU), and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, otherwise known as IGAD, remains committed to supporting the process and to help secure a final political agreement over the coming weeks.  

To ensure a lasting settlement, the Secretary-General underscores the importance of including the broadest array of Sudanese stakeholders, including women, youth, and civil society. He also urges key stakeholders which did not sign the 5 December Agreement to join the political process. Finally, he stresses the importance of strong and coordinated international support to the political process under the framework of the Trilateral Mechanism. 

Highlights: https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/noon-briefing-highlight?date%5Bvalue%5D%5Bdate%5D=09%20January%202023

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